Action for Accountability (A4A)

As we end 2024, we share our final bulletin. Thank you for joining us through a year of successes, challenges & impact advancing accountability & environmental rights. Read here: mailchi.mp/accountability…

Lenasia residents rally to reopen community pools after prolonged closures and mismanaged funds. The protest demands transparency, accountability, and action from local authorities. #SaveOurPools #OpenOurPools #AccountabilityNow

South Africa’s water crisis demands urgent action! 🌍💧 The Water Forum unites experts, leaders, and citizens to drive accountability, transparency, and sustainable solutions. Let’s protect this vital resource together! @watercan #WaterCrisis #Accountability

Mondeor residents united at A4A's town hall, tackling key issues and driving accountability! A powerful end to the project, sparking a future of active citizenship. #CommunityAction #Accountability

Lenasia CivActs Townhall: Inspiring Accountability and Unity! The Lenasia CivActs team hosted a successful townhall meeting, fostering dialogue among residents, leaders, and stakeholders to address community challenges and opportunities. #AccountabilityInAction

Makhanda Weekly Update! The A4A CivActs team leads efforts to address non-functional streetlights and waste management, gathering over 1,300 signatures. Together with the Makana Municipality, they’re advancing solutions for community progress! #CivicAction

Progress Update: Klip River Reed Removal Underway! The A4A team is pleased that efforts have started along the Klip River. @JoburgCityParks & Zoo’s use of Dam-it is clearing reeds at Abu Asvat Drive bridge, helping restore natural water flow. #ActionForAccountability

Finetown- Town Hall meeting, Finetown came together to discuss community social accountability issues! Councillor Lois Simonse joined leaders and residents for a powerful Town Hall on November 9, 2024.

#A4A friends! Action for Accountability hosted its annual summit at GIBS Business School, bringing together experts and community leaders to discuss accountability, governance, and celebrate the Integrity Icons and Civic Leaders Awards. #Accountability #a4a Activist Media Fellows

Thanks to the team and the rest of the support staff that is not known by the rest of the team. Thanks everyone involved. The leadership in the partne organisations has been very helpful in assisting to navigate the project and had a mature way of overcoming challenges. Yunus

Yunus (AKF)- 3 years I've come to know so many of you, but has seen tremendous growth in the CIVACTS members, and that has been wonderful to watch. Is confident that the spirit of community Activism lives in many of the members.

Jay (PSAM)- Thanking change agents in government. Would like for there to be many more. Thanks to the support staff who have provided critical support to the campaign.

Sadia (ALSA)- Expresses gratitude to everyone involved and recognizes the CIVATS member that has spent the past 3 years in communities, driving change. It is good that we are starting early to combat corruption. We hope for a bigger impact moving forward .

Message from the A4A partners! We've come to the end of our summit. We're proud to have made it this far, and we thank everyone who has taken the time to join us for the past two days.

We need to break down the information to finer chunks, take it to communities and make it make sense to the communities. "There is an interest to continue the accountability project in communities". Johnson Samuel

There is a gap in CIVIC education. A lot of people don't know the power that they have." We should have taken certain things about the project to a finer granule. If we wanted youth to be part of the project, we should have gone to where the youth was.

"This is not an easy journey. Listen. Learn. Sometimes, we were not heard, but the pressure we put made an impact." - Nonkosi Maliti.

Site Input -Finetown When we started, it was just our voice. There were a lot of challenges and stumbling blocks. People started to call us a new political party. But, after some time, we managed to organise enough with the community.- Nonkosi Maliti.

"We have to find ways to teach our people the law. We need a bill of responsibilities, we've done enough of the bill or rights."- Nontuthuzelo Blou

Site input from Makhanda! Advocating for the continuation of #A4A do that we can continue to grow the knowledge of activists in our communities and townships, also to put pressure on our government to be accountable.- Nontuthuzelo Blou